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Hot Glass Closing Weekend Events

Presented by Houston Center for Contemporary Craft at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

March 14-March 15, 2009

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The Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts invites you to their closing events for their exhibits of Hot Glass, Cool Collections and Environments = Form + Space

â€¢ Hot Glass Demonstrations
Saturday, March 14, 11:00 AM â€“ 2:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Watch live glass demonstrations by two of Americaâ€™s most celebrated glass artists--Matthew Eskuche and Paul Stankard--as they demonstrate glass work on the torch.

â€¢ Red Hot!
Saturday March 14, 8:00 â€“ 11:00 PM
$40 per person

This fiery cocktail fundraiser includes crafty cocktails, tasty nibbles, hot glass demonstrations, and a raffle of glass art created throughout the evening.

â€¢ Talk by Paul Stankard
Sunday, March 15, 2:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Attend a lecture by Paul Stankard, the world-renowned glass artist who encases his delicate sculptures of flowers and insects in globes and cubes of clear glass.

(Pictured: Paul Stankard, Orb, Lampworked glass. Photo by Matt Smith)

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Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

4848 Main Street
Houston, Tx 77002

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Tickets:

Glass Demos and Talk by Paul Stankard are free.

Tickets to Red Hot! cocktail fundraiser are $40 per person and available online in February 2009 at www.crafthouston.org

Times:
â€¢ Hot Glass Demonstrations: Saturday, March 14, 11:00 AM â€“ 2:00 PM.
â€¢ Red Hot! Cocktail Fundraiser. Saturday March 14, 8:00 â€“ 11:00 PM.
â€¢ Talk by Paul Stankard: Sunday, March 15, 2:00 PM.

Phone: 713-529-4848

Parking:

Free parking is available directly behind the building on Travis Street off of Rosedale. There is limited parking in front of the building on Main Street.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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